adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again Archibald would pull the strings, causing the Calico Clown to jiggle his arms and legs.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You're a nice toy, all right," said Archibald.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
Archibald
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From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Again Archibald would pull the strings, causing the Calico Clown to jiggle his arms and legs.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
CalicoadjectiveUS /ˈkæləkoʊ/
made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
From this reading Archibald carried the red and yellow Calico Clown in his hands.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Archibald carried the red and yellow Calico Clown in his hands.
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading Again Archibald would pull the strings, causing the Calico Clown to jiggle his arms and legs.
chestnounUS /tʃest/
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
clangnounUS /klæŋ/
a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
ClownnounUS /klaʊn/
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading Archibald carried the red and yellow Calico Clown in his hands.
cymbalsnounUS /ˈsɪmbəlz/
plural of “cymbal” — a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Archibald carried the red and yellow Calico Clown in his hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Archibald carried the red and yellow Calico Clown in his hands.
jigglenounUS /ˈdʒɪɡəl/
a slight irregular shaking motion
From this reading Again Archibald would pull the strings, causing the Calico Clown to jiggle his arms and legs.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading Again Archibald would pull the strings, causing the Calico Clown to jiggle his arms and legs.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "You're a nice toy, all right," said Archibald.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
Pete
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
pullverbUS /pʊl/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Again Archibald would pull the strings, causing the Calico Clown to jiggle his arms and legs.
punchverbUS /pʌntʃ/
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Archibald carried the red and yellow Calico Clown in his hands.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You're a nice toy, all right," said Archibald.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're a nice toy, all right," said Archibald.
SamnounUS /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading Again Archibald would pull the strings, causing the Calico Clown to jiggle his arms and legs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Archibald carried the red and yellow Calico Clown in his hands.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading "You're a nice toy, all right," said Archibald.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now and then the boy would punch the gay fellow in the chest, making the cymbals clang together with a bang.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Sam and Pete hurried with Archibald to his back yard.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Archibald carried the red and yellow Calico Clown in his hands.
You're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a nice toy, all right," said Archibald.
